What Makes a Classic?

In this episode, I discuss continuity and change in Warhammer and Wargaming as a whole, including an interview with Mike Tong, the owner of Hammertime Hobbies. Sources: “Warhammer 40,000 Through the Ages” https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/07/23/warhammer-40000-through-the-ages/ “Freedom in an Owned World” https://www.webcitation.org/6C34T196w?url=http://www.vectormagazine.co.uk/article.asp?articleID=42 “The Daily Worker Placement” http://dailyworkerplacement.com/2017/05/22/wargames-101-or-how-you-can-learn-to-stop-worrying-and-love-consims/

In this episode, I cover the forces of Chaos and their nefarious schemes.

In this episode, I cover The Warp and its strange properties.

In this episode, my co-hosts Grace and Kaia join me to answer the question of “What makes an adaptation?”. I also talk about what I would want in a Warhammer 40,000 adaptation. You can check out Grace and Kaia’s podcasts here: Kaia: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/relative-recital/id1544607061 Grace: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/societys-waltz/id1544395471

In this episode, my co-hosts Grace and Kaia join me to answer the question of “What makes a classic?”. And as always, I will be trying to relate everything back to Warhammer. You can check out Grace and Kaia’s podcasts here: Kaia: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/relative-recital/id1544607061 Grace: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/societys-waltz/id1544395471

In this episode I cover the history of humanity in Warhammer 40,000. Works Cited: “Age of Strife”, warhammer40k.fandom.com https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Age_of_Strife Accessed January 2, 2021 “Age of Technology”, warhammer40k.fandom.com https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Age_of_Technology Accessed January 2, 2021 (2019) “Codex: Space Marines” Nottingham, UK: Games Workshop Limited

In this episode I talk about some of the history of wargaming, focusing on WW2, as well as how it evolved into games like Warhammer today. Additionally, this episode contains a guest interview from Hal Friedman. Works Cited: Friedman, Hal. Personal interview, December 14 2020 “Freedom in an Owned World”, WebCite https://www.webcitation.org/6C34T196w?url=http://www.vectormagazine.co.uk/article.asp?articleID=42 Accessed November 29, 2020 “Wargaming”, U.S. Naval War College https://usnwc.edu/Research-and-Wargaming/Wargaming Accessed November 29, 2020 “Kriegsspiel – How a 19th Century Table-Top War Game Changed History”, militaryhistory.com  19 April, 2019  https://militaryhistorynow.com/2019/04/19/kriegsspiel-how-a-19th-century-war-game-changed-history/ Accessed November 29, 2020 “Warhammer 40,000 Through the Ages”, Warhammer Community July 23, 2020 https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/07/23/warhammer-40000-through-the-ages/ Accessed November 29, 2020 “Who is the Grandfather of Tabletop Wargaming?”, Tabletop Minions July 8, 2016 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6NMe9kius Accessed November 29, 2020

In this episode I talk about the greatest Canadian, James Cameron, and how he helped change sci-fi and make Warhammer what it is today. Additionally, this episode includes guest interviews from Trevor Shudra and Kamran Kermani. Works cited: “James Cameron”, IMBD https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000116/ Accessed October 28, 2020 “James Cameron”, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, last edited Oct 25, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron Accessed October 28, 2020 Kermani, Cameron. Personal interview, November 1st, 2020 “Necrons Through The Ages”, Warhammer Community July 8, 2020 https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/07/08/necrons-through-the-ages/ Accessed October 28, 2020 Shudra, Trevor. Personal interview, November 1st, 2020 “The Terminator”, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, last edited Oct 27, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator Accessed October 28, 2020

The trailer for my new Only Lore Podcast. I’ll be discussing the story and history of Warhammer 40,000, as well as some lesser known and interesting facts.